Comments on: More On Writing

By: helenl

helenl — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:44:48 +0000

Hi Faure, welcome to my blog.

By: Faure

Faure — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:35:04 +0000

Will we recognize the world when
the wind stops blowing?

By: helenl

helenl — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:58:59 +0000

Hi EarhPal, I love reading your blog. You make environmental issues seem important but not more important than other things, such as family.

By: earthpal

earthpal — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:56:43 +0000

I agree with the words of Henri Nouwen. When I blog I often feel that I am only repeating what many others have said but then, we all have a story to tell – our own story and we should feel free to express ourselves in whatever way is appropriate to us..

“We may discover that the better we tell our stories the better we will want to live them.””

This is just so true. My own blog is mostly about the environment and humanity and in my experience I am now definitely more aware of my own actions since I started writing. Blogging about the things I care about or feel deeply for has actually become my conscience in real life too.

By: helenl

helenl — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:35:29 +0000

Hi Karen, The poem is based on a vision that I had twice. During class ( a class in which ideas were presented that I was afraid to believe, because they were different from what I’d been taught previously), Alton’s face was illuminated. The first time I thought it was the way the sun, low in the sky, was falling on him. But when I saw it again, a different week, and he was sitting in a totally different place in the room, ruling out the sun theory, I knew the light was internal: that he was lighted with the light of God, and I could trust him to lead my thinking.

By: Karen Hopper

Karen Hopper — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:57:20 +0000

I would rather write than “weed” so the majority of the gardening is my husband’s. LOL Seriously – Helen, I love your bringing insight as to the purpose of writing. We must understand that Creation loves it when we create and add our own special “flower” to life’s garden. PS: Enjoyed your poem as it spoke your passion.

By: helenl

helenl — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:10:07 +0000

You made sense, Carol. And I agree with you. Writing is fun in the same way as planting and tending a garden; both are work that results in reward.

By: writeathome

writeathome — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:07:08 +0000

I remember a few years ago reading a book on writing where the author said that “writing is a many slanted thing.” You may be saying things in your writing that other people have said before, but nobody can say it like you can, and the way you say it may jump out and speak to someone, even though they may have read writings on the same subject before. Wow! That was a long sentence. I hope it made sense.

Anyway, writing is fun, and I’m thankful for writers like you, Helen, that make me want to improve.